Train marker



E. A. BLANTON.

TRAIN MARKER. APPLICATION FILED AUG- 1.

Patmedl m 31, 11922,

Patented Get. 31, i922.

EURA ALDINE BLANTON, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

TRAIN MARKER.

Application filed August 1,

To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing at Miami, in the county of Dadeand State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Train Markers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to train markers and has for an object to providein a single structure means for employing electric light under normalconditions but to substitute therefor oil lights when forany reason theelectric current shall fail and without substantial change of thegeneral structure.

7 It is well known that the rear ends of trains and at times other partsof trains are provided with lanterns ordinarily known as train markerswhich to the initiated disclose certain trains traveling in thenight-time are supposed, and under regulations, must carry such markers.

The majority of trains, especially pas senger trains, are equipped withelectrical connections and the markers are ordinarily illuminated fromsuch current. At times, however, electric current fails but it isnecessary to still maintain the marker illuminated.

The present invention embodies a plurality of illuminating means, one ofwhich is actuated from the electrical connections and another to consumehydrocarbon oil. In fact the present device is directed principally toconverting an ordinary hydrocarbon marker into an electric markerwithout eliminating therefrom the possibility of use as an oil consumer.

With these and other objects in view the cated at 23, altho inventioncomprises certain novel units,

parts, elements, mechanical movements,

combinations and functions as will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in substantiallydiametrical section, of a conventional oil consuming train marker withthe present invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the means for positioning andmaintaining the electric illuminating element within the housing, and

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the,

Serial in. 488,938.

means for attaching the 'electric conductor Be it known that I, Erma A.BLANTON, a to the side of the housing. a

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral VIQW S.

As shown at Figure 1 in the drawings a conventional o il-consuming trainmarker.

is indicated as an entirety at'10 with, the oil burner indicated alsoconventionally at 11. Above the burner 11 there is ordinarily positioneda' tapered flue 12 beneath a cowl 13. The cowl 13 14 which bears upon ar1 ing the bottom e is provided with a shoulder 'b 15 of the flueholddge of the flue in the bead 7o 16. When the cowl 13 is opened thetlue structure may be almost instantly removed by hand from its ing.

engagement with the hous- So far as thus described the device is thetrain marker of common use.

The present invention comprises means tion within the features andconditions and all for maintaining an electric socket 17 in posisuchmeans being a flue,

as the screw 19 for clamping the socket 17 as inso dicated moreparticularly at Figure 1. The

band 18 is provided with a plurality, preferably, arms,

though not necessarily,

two arms four spring 20 being provided with hooks 21 at their upperends, proportioned to hook over the top marginal edge of the flue andtwo shorter arms 22 proportioned to bear against the inner surface ofthe flue. By inverting the fine after removing from the housing thedevice may be slipped in until the hooks 21 hook over the marginal edgeand as all of the arms 20 and 22 bear resiliently against the interiorof the flue the band 18 and the socket 17 are thereby permanentlypositioned. Of course, the socket 17 will carry an electric light bulb,indiugh it is to be understood that the form or type of bulb isimmaterial to the present invention.

vided with a co The socket is pronductor cable 24 which extendsoutwardly through the opening under the cowl, as indicated at Figures 1and 3, and a connector 25 of usual and ordinary type is secured to thedevice in any approved manner, as by inserting an ear 26 through one ofthe openings of the sleeve 27 through which may be inserted a cotter pin28.

A cable 29 connected with the connector 25 leads to a source ofelectrical energy.

7 As assembled,

connecting with will illuminate as shown at Figure 1, the

a source of electrical energy the illuminating element 23 the connector25,

flue and a holder and the transparent disks or lenses 30, So long thenas the electric illuminating element 23 shall continue in service, or solong as the electric current device Will be illuminated. When, throughfailure either of the lighting element itselfv or current, electricillumination is not available, the entire device may be" readilyremovedby disconnecting the cable 24: from drawing the terminal through the endofrthe cowl l3'and removing the socket holder from the flue bycompressing the upper ends of the arms 20. The

burner 11 may-then be lighted and thede vice is thus almost instantlyconverted into an oil-consuming ma'rken' What I claim to be new is:

1. The combination with a lantern having an illuminatin chamber and avent flue above the chain er tapered. upon upwardly converging lines, anauxiliary illuminating element having a socket located Within the forthe socket comprising shall continue, the,

above the chamber tapered arms converging upwardly complementary to thetaper of the flue and having extremities hooked over the upper edge ofthe flue, and a sleevecaljliediby the arms clamping the socket Withinthe flue.

i '2. The combination With a lantern having an illuminating chamber anda vent flue upon upwardly converging lines, an auxiliary illuminatingelement having a socket located Within theflue and; a holder for thesocket comprising arms converging upwardly complementary of the flue andhaving extremi- 1 ties hooked over the upper edge of the flue, armsclamping to the taper

